Scientocracy is a government system which advocates public policy based off the opinions of scientists and experts. It is distinct from Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Technocracy, which is the rule of scientists and experts.
Beliefs
Scientocracy is the belief in a government of the people, but informed by scientists. This does not entail that scientists will run the country directly, but rather that political leaders will be informed by scientists. Scientocrats believe this will end the constant arguing over decisions that politicians so often have and will speed up progress and decision-making since all politicians would then be informed with what, based off scientific, analytical knowledge, would be the best steps to take.
History
Florence Caddy wrote a book titled Through the fields with Linnaeus: a chapter in Swedish history. Published two volumes in 1887. In these two sentences she uses "society of the scientocracy" and "scientocrats" to refer to groups of eminent scientists of that time.
In 1933, Hugo Gernsback defined Scientocracy as "the direction of the country and its resources by Scientists and not by Technicians" However Scientocracy faded to obscurity in modern days, due to the rising popularity of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Technocracy
Personality
He is very inelegant and nerdy, sometimes he acts mean, but it's mostly to other Polcompballs that don't understand science. He is the stereotypical scientist or geeky kid at school. He likes to put research into things.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball,
- Color the ball white (#FFFFFF),
- Draw a blue (#00FFFF) fluid,
- Draw outline of a laboratory flask,
- Draw eyes and you're done!
Relationships
Friends (THE SCIENCE TEAM)
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Technocracy - My Brother, he is a good administrator, but he stole all of my fame!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Transhumanism - He will help us to evolve and improve the human race.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Environmentalism - She will help us to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Cyberocracy - Also supports the rule of information, how neat!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Meritocracy - He has talent, and puts effort into political research.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Noocracy - My beloved father, thought me that smart people should rule this world.
Frenemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Radical Centrism - I agree that some parts of ideologies are good and all, but did you do your research?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Agrarianism - Agriculturalisim IS a science after all, but he is too backwards.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Primal Primitivism - An endangered species, must be protected at all costs.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoluddism - The industrial revolution is bad and all, but we can fix what we did wrong.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Industrialism - He is way too backwards, but helped me to become possible.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Aristocracy - My grandfather, who layed the foundation for me, but he is not qualified to rule.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Anti-Radicalism - You have great ideas, however you aren't doing any research on your own ideas.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Apoliticism - STOP GRILLING, START RESEARCHING
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Posadism - While I understand enthusiasm for science, the love for nukes is not helping.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democracy - I get being for the people, but what's popular isn't necessarily the right thing to do. Why not put research into it?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Liquid Democracy - So what's next? Gas Democracy? Plasma Democracy? Bose-Einstein Condensate Democracy?
Enemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kakistocracy - The worst of all, you have a lot to learn.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Demarchy - At least Democracy has a choice
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Technoliberalism - Why does my brother have a child with Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kakistocracy wearing a costume?
- Scientology: You have nothing to do with science! You're the cult of Kakistocracy!
- All Quadrant Ideologies - How many costumes does Kakistocracy have?
Further Information
Literature
- Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
- Scientocracy Policy Making Reflects Human Nature by Peter A. Ubel
- Pursuit of science, New social factors by B. Boudreau
- Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction by Gary Westfahl
- Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy by Patrick J. Michaels and Terence Kealey